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Oregon basketball star Cocks aims for Olympics
11:00 AM PDT on Monday, June 16, 2008
EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon women's basketball player Micaela Cocks has spent the past several months a LONG way from Eugene.
The junior guard has been playing for the New Zealand women's national team as they prepare for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
The team recently finished a nearly two-week tour of Europe, playing six games in 10 days, and finishing with a 2-4 record.
Next up is a camp in Christchurch and a home series.
Then, Cocks will find out if she's one of those who has been chosen to go to Beijing.
New Zealand has been drawn into Pool B for the 2008 Olympics, with its first game scheduled for August 9th, against Mali.
China and the United States are also in New Zealand's pool.
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